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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: DANIELA SMITH
Reply-To: <Daniela_smith45@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:29:44 +0530
Subject: LOAN OFFER


I am Mr Daniela Smith, a private money lender. I give out loans with an int=
erest rate of 3% per annual and within the amount of $1000.00 to $500,000,0=
00.00 as the loan offer. 100% Project Funding with secured and unsecured lo=
ans are available. We are guaranteed in giving out financial services to ou=
r numerous clients all over the world. With our flexible lending packages, =
loans can be processed and funds transferred to the borrower within the sho=
rtest time possible. We operate under clear and understandable terms and we=
offer loans of all kinds to interested clients, firms, companies, and all =
kinds of business organizations, private

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